Spinning top and holder



May 2,1933. G. MQ`R|N| l 907,084

SPINNING TOP AND HOLDER Filed -Ilay 6, 1932 INVENTOR I I GioacchinoMorini. 4

ATT NEY Patented May 2, 1933 UNITED sTATEs GIOACCHINO MORINI, FWATERBURY, CONNECTICUT SPINNING TOP AND HOLDER Application led Hay 6,1832. Serial No. 609,610..

This invention relates to toys, and more particularly to a spinning topadapted to be set into rapid rotation by means of a pull-cord and handlemember.

One object of this invention is to provide a top having a mushroom headandv a depending stem having a peripheral groove within which a knottedcord is adapted to v be detachably locked after being wound, n u aroundsaid stem.

A. further object is to provide a top of the above nature which issupported on the handle member while being spun by pulling on the freeend of the winding cord 15 which passes through a passage in saidhandle.

A further object is to provide a top of the above nature which will besimple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture,

23 easy to wind and manipulate, compact, ornamental in appearance, andvery eiiicient and durable in use.

W'ith these and other objects in View there N has been illustrated onthe accompanying a drawing, one form in which the invention may beconveniently embodied in practice.

1n the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the topy n and holder as they appear inassembled po- "G sition ready for spinning.

Fig. 2 is an elevational view of the top detached from its holder.

Fig. 3 is `a transverse sectional View M through the holder member, withthe top "a and pull-cord in wound-up condition.

Fig. 4is a plan View of the handle member and attached pull-cord.Referring now to the drawing in which like reference numerals denotecorrespond- 43 ingparts throughout the several views, the

numeral indicates a spinning to of mushroom shape and adapted to behelil in a Vholder member 11, and rotatably set into motion by means ofa long winding pull- 5 cord 12. The top 10 comprises a mushroomshapedhead 13, having a spindle shank 14 depending from said head 13. Thelower part of the shank 14 is provided with a r peripheral groove 15Within which the "lo knotted extremity 16 of the winding cord 12 may bedetachably locked after said cord 12 has been wound around the spindleshank. 14, as clearly shown in Fig. 3. llhe lower extremity of the shank14 is-rounded off and provided with a button-shaped knob 17 madepreferably of metal, so as to proyde al durable spinning point for theltop The holder member 11 consists of a handle 18 having integraltherewith an annu-v 6@ lar shaped plate or disc 19 provided with acentral vertical aperture 20. The annular plate 19 is provided with asmall transverse bore 21 connecting the central aperture 2O with theoutside perimeter of said annular plate 19. The winding cord 12 isadapted to be threaded through the bore 21 and is prevented from beingpulled out of said bore by means of' the knotted extremity 16 previouslyreferred to. The outer free end of the winding cord 12 is provided withahandle knob or ball 22 suitably attached to said cord 12 as by a knot23, and said ball 22 is adapted to be grasped in the hand of theoperator when'the top l() is being spun. 75

Operation 1n operation, thetop 10 is lirst assembled to the holdermember 11 with the head 13 resting upon the annular plate 19, and thedepending, spindle `shank 14 projecting Q through the center aperture20. rIhe wind` ing Acord 12 is then pulled inwardly as far as it will gothrough the bore 21 and aperv ture 2O until the ball 22 abuts againstthe 85 perimeter' of the annular plate 19. The cord 12 may then be woundtightly around the spindle shank 14 beginning near the top of the shankv14 in close proximity to the underside of the head 13 and winding 90helically in a downward direction. The knotted inner end 16 of thewinding cord 12 may then be detachably secured to the lower part of theshank 14 by tightly wedging it into the peripheral groove 15. The toy isthen ready for spinning.

For this purpose, the handle v18 of the holder member 11 will be held inthe lefthand and with the right-hand the operator will give a quick pullon the button attached to the cord 12, whereby the top will be given arapid rotary movement and at the same time will be raised above theholder member 11 and thrown free therefrom. 5 While there has beendisclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may beembodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purposeof illustration only, and that the invention is not to be `limited tothe specific disclosure 4but may be modified and embodied in variousother forms without departing from its s irit. In short, the inventionincludes all t e modifications and embodiments coming l5 within thescope of the following claim.

,Having thus full described the invention, what is claime as new and forwhich it is desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

In a spinning tog', a top having a mushroom shaped ea an elongatedspindle shank depending from said head, a holder member including ahandle section and an integral annular disc having a central aperture,said disc also having a transverse 26 hole connectin said aperture withthe perimeter thereo aV winding cord passing through said transversehole, gri ping means on the outer end of said cor the head of said topbeing adapted to rest on 30 said disc with said shank projecting downlwardly through said central aperture, said cord being adapted to bewound around said shank from the top of said shank downwardly to cause apositive upward movement of the top when the cord is pulled to free thetop from the holder, and a peripheral wedge-shaped oove completelysurrounding the lower en of said shank for 'frictionally retaining thelower end of said 40 cord therem.

In testimon whereof, I have aixed my signature to t is specification.

GIOACCHINO MORINI.

